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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #293
December 24, 2012 | 
Author Happy Christmas, everybody!
This week’s show gets off to a flying start with a recap of the “Live Event of the Week” – the 28 hour marathon co-hosted by your friends in podcasting to ring in the end of the Mayan Calendar.
Dean discusses his road trip from hell.
Phil discusses catching up on some 2012 movies.
Dean and Phil revisit last’s week’s show all about the Top Films of All Time by looking at what directors had films mentioned most often on the lists submitted by guests of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
The show wraps up with a personal “Celebrity Death”, a wonderful character actor who was helping Dean and Phil in the development of their new film, The Lady Killers.
Speaking of The Lady Killers, please take the time to learn more about the film and how you can help (and PLEASE, spread the word!), by visiting here.
And if you’ve never seen Dean and Phil’s film The Truth is Out There . . . Why haven’t you? It’s available here.
Finally, we hope you will enjoy this holiday greeting from your friends in podcasting …
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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #291
A “Live Event of the Week” that benefited homeless children …
Two “Lawsuits of the Week” that focus on show biz types arguing over money …
A very funny web series from former Chillpak Hollywood guest Rob Consing …
Several movies, including an all-time classic and a few Oscar hopefuls …
The importance of telling stories that encourage young women to find and use their authentic voices …
In short, if you’d boo this episode of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, you’d boo Santa Claus!
Finally, we hope you’ll take the time to check out Dean and Phil’s latest feature film project and learn how you can help!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: 2nd Unit, 3D, Adrian Paul, Alex Lewczuk, Ang Lee, Anne Hathaway, Arbitrage, Combat Radio, Coney Island Christmas, Dean Haglund, Ethan Dettenmaier, filmmaking, Hugh Jackman, Hugo, independent film, Jean Renoir, Josh Bell, lawsuit, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Michael Calleri, Napoleon Dynamite, Nicholas Jarecki, Phil Leirness, Richard Gere, Rick Mora, Rules of the Game, Russel Crowe, Sacha Baron Cohen, show business, Siren FM, Spectres, Stephanie Erb, television, The Life of Pi, The Lone Gunmen, The Midweek Drive, The Niagara Falls Reporter, The Peace Fund, The X-Files, Tim Roth, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire lawsuit, Yann Martel | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #252
Your friends in podcasting open this week’s show by discussing the early beginnings of the feature film era.
They close this week’s show by discussing … The beginnings of the feature film era!
In between, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness discuss romance in the movies, the state of romantic comedies, Star Wars, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, several weird and wonderful films you will never get to see (but can read about here), the origin and purpose of the legal system, Placido Domingo and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”.
Please don’t let the slight audio hiss and hum prevent you from enjoying this latest serving of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour. We were able to solve the problem about a third of the way through …
Have a great week, everybody!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Bechdel test, Bridesmaids, Casablanca, Charlie Chaplin, David McCullough, Dean Haglund, Dr. Steven Ball, film, filmmaking, Frederic Bastiat, Friends with Kids, Hell and Back Again, Hugo, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Kissing Jessica Stein, Kristin Wiig, L.E. Baker, Los Angeles Times, Mabel Normand, Marie Deressler, movies, Neal Gabler, Phil Leirness, Placido Domingo, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Richard Gilman, Robert Sherman, romantic comedy, Royce Hall, show business, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, Symbiosis, The Artist, The Law, The Lone Gunmen, The Sherman Brothers, The X-Files, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Tillie's Punctured Romance, Topher Grace, UCLA, Wallace Stevens, Wanderlust, War Horse | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #250
This week’s show is both a yearly tradition AND a Chillpak Hollywood Hour first!
It’s our post-Oscar smackdown, where your friends in podcasting take on the Academy AND each other. Snarking and wagering, what could be more fun? And this year, the stakes have been raised!
Meanwhile, it’s the first time we’ve ever recorded a show where Dean and Phil were not in same locale. Dean’s still in Colorado. Yet, thanks to Skype, nothing could prevent the motion picture industry’s big night from turning into YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour’s 250th episode!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Adam Sandler, Alexander Payne, Angelina Jolie, Arizona, Benedict Cumberbatch, Billy Crystal, Bradley Cooper, Bridesmaids, Cameron Diaz, Catherine O'Hara, Christian Bale, Christopher Guest, Christopher Plummer, Cirque du Soleil, Colin Firth, Colorado, David Fincher, Dean Haglund, directing, Eugene Levy, filmmaking, focus groups, Fred Willard, Galaxy Fest, George Clooney, Graham King, Hugo, James Earl Jones, Jean Dujardin, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Kodak, Leo McCarey, Louis Gossett jr., Melissa Leo, Meryl Streep, Michael Douglas, Michel Hazanavicius, Morgan Freeman, movies, Natalie Portman, New York, Nick Nolte, Octavia spencer, Oprah Winfrey, Oscars, Phil Leirness, Pina, Robert Downey Jr., Saving Face, Sherlock Holmes, show business, television, Terry George, the Academy Awars, The Artist, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the Groundlings, The Interrupters, The Lone Gunmen, The Shore, The X-Files, Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, UFO Congress, Undefeated, Viola Davis, Wizard of Oz, Woody Allen, writing | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #245
Another installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour on the open road … This week, your friends in podcasting brave the elements and curving mountain roads. Their adventure begins at a warehouse in downtown Los Angeles where they are investigating the company that was supposed to manufacture the blu-ray edition of The Truth Is Out There but that defrauded them instead. The drive ends in Malibu, California, where Dean and Phil will be shooting another chapter in their latest video production. In between, they discuss the Chinese New Year, magical realism, flash animation, freeways, African-American theatre, Joe Paterno, college athletics, sports fans, film critics, film industry awards, the box office, and oh, yes, getting defrauded!
This is one VERY hot episode of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour … If only because we have the car defroster on maximum!
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: Academy Awards, Bear Bryant, Bobby Bowden, Bridesmaids, Chinese New Year, Chris Martens, Clio Barnard, Dean Haglund, film critics, filmmaking, flash animation, football, freeways, Glasgow to the Movies, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Hugo, Isabel Allende, jazz, Joe Paterno, John Wooden, Josh Glasgow, Kool and the Gang, Kyle Williams, Leigh J. McCloskey, Lily Holleman, magical realism, Malibu, Mark Helprin, movies, Pacific Disc, Phil Leirness, Pirates on the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, San Francisco 49ers, Sean Sanders, show business, South Coast Repertory, sports, The Arbor, The Artist, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Lone Gunmen, The Truth Is Out There, The X-Files, theatre, Topdog/Underdog, Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon, Twisted Geeks, Winter's Tale | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #238
Celebrity Deaths, Hollywood lawsuits, wingnuts, award-winning movies, television development news, how to see famous actors in person (and learn about acting), theatre closures, prejudice against comedy, sexism at the Playboy mansion (shocking!), and letters from listeners … It’s a true holiday grab-bag on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour and your friends in podcasting, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness are giving ’til it hurts.
And then, they’re giving some more …
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Alexandery Payne, All My Sons, Amelie, Arthur Miller, Atwater Village Theatre, Awards, Beginners, Biopics, Clint Eastwood, comedy, Craig Ferguson, Dashiell Hammett, David Letterman, Dean Haglund, Denise Crosby, directing, drama, EST/LA, film, filmmaking, Gale Ann Hurd, Gates McFadden, George Clooney, House of Gold, Hugo, improv, J. Edgar, Jacqueline Wright, Jay Leno, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Jessica Chastain, Jim Henson, Jim Henson studios, Jimmy Fallon, Ken Russell, Laemmle Sunset 5, Lars Von Trier, late night, Leonard DiCaprio, Linda Park, Margaret Thatcher, Martin Scorsese, Melancholia, Meryl Streep, Michael Shannon, movies, Oliver Stone, Pan Am, Phil Leirness, Playboy, Playboy mansion, Ron Howard, Sarah Silverman, SyFy, Take Shelter, television, The Artist, The Continental Op, The Descendants, The Iron lady, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, theatre, Tilda Swinton | No Comments »
Chillpak Hollywood Hour #237
Your friends in podcasting just returned from the Pacific Northwest, where they were showing THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE (which makes a fantastic holiday gift!).
Phil and Dean discuss the challenges of getting shipments through U.S.-Canadian customs and that sets the tone for a truly international installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
The international box office, international financing and the international distribution of television shows are discussed.
The Chillpak Hollywood Lawsuit of the Week comes to us from the highest court in the European Union.
The Chillpak Hollywood “Wingnut” of the Week comes to us from the United Kingdom.
The Chillpak Hollywood Explanation of the Week involves gender and ethnic diversity.
Action-packed, passionate, insightful and informative, why not share YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour with someone you love?
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: acting, Alan Mathison Turing, Alexander Payne, Amelie, Baywatch, Canada, Charlie Rose, City of Lost Children, customs, Daniel Craig, Dean Haglund, directing, diversity, film, filmmaking, George Clooney, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Golden Globes, HFPA, Hugo, Hugo Cabret, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Jeunet et Caro, Justin Timberlake, Martin Scorsese, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, movies, Noomi Rapace, online file sharing, Pamela Anderson, Pan Am, PBS, Phil Leirness, Ricky Gervais, SAG, show business, The Descendants, The Lone Gunmen, The X-Files, Tom Cruise, Vancouver, VIP, Woody Allen, Young Indiana Jones | 5 Comments »
